The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-06-23
EMPHATIC PROTESTS.
Against Returaisg Captured Rebel Flags to tn,
States from Nhsara Thay CaKaA

Against koturn1nS Captured Rebel Flags to the
States from Whence They Came.
New York, June i5.-"May God palsy
the hand that wrote the order; may God
palsy the brain that conceived it, and
may God palsy the tongue that dictated
it," G. A. r. veterans glanced at each
other with awe, as those sentences rang
out from Commander-in:Chi Fairchild, OF
the Grand Army Of the Republic to. night in
Association hall in Harlem. The oc.
casion was q reception rendered to
the communicating chief by Alexander Ham.
ilton Post 1872, G. A. r. Visitors were
present from every Grand Army post OF
this city and vicinity. Before the meeting
opened 1t became known that tho presi.
dent had approved the recommendation
to return all the confederate flags to the
southern states from whose regiments the
flags had been captured during the late
war. Gen. Fairchiid entered the hall with
stern.set features. The one.armed leader
burst forth with the expressions recorded:
Tho veterans had placed their trophies in
the care of the war department.: They
were intended to be kept in tho archives
Of the nation as mementoes OF hard won
fields OF battle. How can the present
loyal governors OF the southern states &C
cept emb)ems OF treason after their pro-
fessions OF loyalty to the Union?
Columbus. Ohio, Special Telegram, June
15.-The Ohio veterans Of the Union army
have been suddenly aroused by the recent
order OF the war department directing the
return OF captured rebel flags to the
governors Of the late so.cailed confederate
states. Many kilograms came to Gov.
Foraker urging him to make an emphatic
protest against the PRONUNCIATION Of the
order. This the governor. did. declaring
I'LL ~
while he was governor. A telegram was
sent to Gen. II. V: Boynton. at Washing.
ton. to get the best legal proceedings in.
OF the rebel flags, especially
those captured by Ohio troops: All ex-
penses Will be provided, This was signed
by Gov. Foraker and others. A dispatch
from the department commander OF the
Grand Army protesting against tho out
rage was forward to President Cleveland
by the governor.
IOWA PROTESTS.
Des Moines, Ia, June 15.-Gen. Tuttle,
commander OF the Grand Army OF the Re-
public Tor Iowa, day asked Governor Lar.
rabee to protest to President Cleveland
against any rebel flags captured by Iowa
troops being surrendered to the south
and to take legal steps to en- Join any such
surrender. Gov. Larrabee has telegraphed
the president an emphatic protest ana Will
take legal steps, II necessary, to make the
protest effective: The following was sent
by Gov. Larabee:
Des Moines. Iowa, June 15:-To the
Washington, D. C.: / send here:
with n request made upon me, as gov.
ernor Of Iowa, by the commander of the
Grand Army OF the Republic in this state
against the proposed return to the south
OF the war flags captured by the union
troops during the rebellion. add to this
request and protest OF the surviving union
soldiers in Iowa the respectful but equally
urgent protest OF the people OF the state
and shall deem it my duty to use all prop.
et f endtav 9 to prevent any suth return